Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native, Scalable Systems

GPRS; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company matching

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

GPRS is seeking a Senior Back-End Software Developer to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance back-end services. You will contribute across the full lifecycle and mentor junior developers while collaborating with a team of engineers.

Responsibilities include architecture, API design, secure coding, performance optimization, and leading development efforts using .NET, Azure, and distributed systems. A Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years back-end or full-stack development experience.
• Experience collaborating with a team of software developers.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and master new technologies.
• 4+ years experience in Microservices (C# .NET 6/7/8, EF Core, Rest API).
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MSSQL; Event Driven Architecture.
• GitHub Actions or CI/CD tooling.
• Kubernetes orchestration (AKS) and distributed systems.
• Caching strategies (Redis).
• Observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing).
• Azure Cloud (Functions, Service Bus, App Configuration, Application Insights).
• Okta/Auth0 experience preferred.
• Unit Testing with xUnit.
• JIRA or equivalent PM tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads and participates in the responsibilities of the development lifecycle.
• Analyze business requirements
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX concepts
• Provide development estimates based on defined scope
• Architect and design solutions
• Write technical specifications and documentation
• Implement solutions by coding features, enhancements, bug fixes
• Develop, debug, write unit tests, QA, and support
• Apply secure coding practices and ensure data protection compliance
• Optimize system performance based on monitoring feedback
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality and standards
• Perform database design and development
• Oversee the development pipeline from development to production via automation
• Follow Agile/Scrum methodologies or a hybrid SDLC
• Work with Azure Cloud Services (Functions, Service Bus, Containers, App Configuration)
• Optimize database structures and queries for spatial data (PostGIS)
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to juniors
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Skills

Backend development

Microservices

REST API design

Unit testing

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent

Tools

Azure Cloud

AKS/Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MSSQL

Entity Framework Core

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Redis

Okta/Auth0

xUnit

Job description

GPRS is seeking a Senior Back-End Software Developer to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance back-end services. You will contribute across the full lifecycle and mentor junior developers while collaborating with a team of engineers.

Responsibilities include architecture, API design, secure coding, performance optimization, and leading development efforts using .NET, Azure, and distributed systems. A Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience are expected.